[Nick Beale]

In some sets of OKL statistics losses due to enemy action are classified as either with enemy contact (Feindberührung) or without enemy contact (ohne Feindberührung).

Does it say Feindberührung in full? I only ask because the monthly stats talk about losses mit or ohne Feindeinwirkung. So enemy action rather than enemy contact. That means you could lose a plane to enemy action without leaving the ground (e.g. in an air raid, or even from artillery fire).

I'd have thought that a loss to enemy action on a non-operational flight would still show up in the Qen. Qu. loss returns as "(H)" rather than "(F)" = Feindflug, whereas in the monthly loss/arrival figures it would show as a loss mit Feindeinwirkung.